Marjorie Lord
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 26, 1918
- Died
- November 28, 2015
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg) was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on The Danny Thomas Show and later Make Room for Granddaddy. In 1935, at the age of 16, Lord made her Broadway debut in The Old Maid with Judith Anderson. Her other Broadway appearances came in Signature, Little Brown Jug, and The Girl in the Freudian Slip. Lord was signed by RKO Radio Pictures in 1935. While appearing in Springtime for Henry with Edward Everett Horton, director Henry Koster approached her and signed her to a contract with Universal Studios. She appeared in six feature films and a film serial The Adventures of Smilin' Jack for Universal. Her film work includes a number of wartime pictures, including the 1943 mystery Sherlock Holmes in Washington, starring Basil Rathbone in the title role. She also appeared in the Western films Masked Raiders, Mexican Manhunt, and Down Laredo Way. In 1966, she played Mrs. Martha Meade, the wife of Bob Hope's character, in the screwball comedy Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Filmography
Side by Side 1988
Actor
The World of Tomorrow 1984
as Babs Middleton (archive footage)
The Missing Are Deadly 1975
Actor
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! 1966
as Mrs. Martha Meade
Port of Hell 1954
as Kay Walker
Mexican Manhunt 1953
as Sheila Barton
Down Laredo Way 1953
as Valerie
Rebel City 1953
as Jane Dudley
- Venture of Faith
Venture of Faith 1951
Actor
Stop That Cab 1951
as Mary Thomas
Blades of the Musketeers 1950
as Queen Anne
Chain Gang 1950
as Rita McKelvey
The Lost Volcano 1950
as Ruth Gordon
Riding High 1950
as Mary Winslow
Air Hostess 1949
as Jennifer White
Masked Raiders 1949
as Gale Trevett
The Strange Mrs. Crane 1948
as Gina Crane
The Argyle Secrets 1948
as Marla
New Orleans 1947
as Grace Voiselle
Flesh and Fantasy 1943
as Justine (uncredited)
Johnny Come Lately 1943
as Jane
Shantytown 1943
as Virginia Allen
Sherlock Holmes in Washington 1943
as Nancy Partridge
Hi, Buddy 1943
as Mary Parker
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack 1943
as Janet Thompson
Moonlight in Havana 1942
as Patsy Clark
Timber! 1942
as Yvette Lacour
Escape from Hong Kong 1942
as Valarie Hale
About Face 1942
as Betty Marlowe
The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair 1939
as Babs
Girls' School 1938
as Nan (uncredited)
High Flyers 1937
as Arlene Arlington
Forty Naughty Girls 1937
as June Preston
Hideaway 1937
as Joan Peterson
On Again—Off Again 1937
as Florence Cole
Border Cafe 1937
as Janet Barry
Credits from TMDB.